A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty.
A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Denis Bell is a professor of mathematics at the University of North Florida. He was born and raised in London, England, and studied at the Universities of Manchester and Warwick. His scholarship has been recognized by national funding and a Research Professorship at MSRI, Berkeley. He is also a writer of short and flash fiction, with numerous pieces in print in literary journals in the USA and elsewhere. Chris Bernhardt is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Fairfield University, where he taught for thirty years. He was born and raised in England and studied at the University of Warwick. His books include Turing's Vision: The Birth of Computer Science, Quantum Computing for Everyone and Beautiful Math.
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Chapter 1. Geometry Chapter 2. Number Theory Chapter 3. Medieval and Renaissance Mathematics Chapter 4. Algebra Chapter 5. Calculus Chapter 6. Complex Variables Chapter 7. Graph theory Chapter 8. Probability Chapter 9. Countability and Computability Solutions to starred exercises Bibliography Index